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United States · 1996–2005 · CB
Ninety-four minutes into the first MLS Cup, on a flooded Foxborough pitch on 20 October 1996, the 22-year-old rookie met Marco Etcheverry's corner with his head and won it for D.C. United after they had trailed 2-0. Two more MLS Cups followed at D.C. United, with two Supporters' Shields, the 1998 Concacaf Champions' Cup and Copa Interamericana, then the 2005 Gold Cup, three World Cups and a place in the MLS All-Time Best XI. Career record: 82 caps and 8 goals for United States; club career at D.C. United, New York Red Bulls, Real Salt Lake.
United States · 2007–17 · GK
Belgium kept shooting on 1 July 2014 in Salvador and he kept saving, more than any goalkeeper in a World Cup match on record, and by full time fans had edited Wikipedia to list him as US Secretary of Defense. He won the FA Cup and League Cup at Manchester United, the Gold Cup with the United States in 2007 and 2017, and finished as his country's most capped goalkeeper on 121. Career record: 121 caps and 0 goals for United States; club career at New York Red Bulls, Manchester United, Colorado Rapids; honours include Hall of Fame 2024.
The almanac puts Tim Howard ahead by 2 rating points, 86 against 84.
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